Motorcycle alarm info please

[skidMark]

Hi,

I've got an alarm on my bike. Had it disconnected today.

Reason is that it keeps draining the battery. A fully charged battery seems to be drained after about four days (even with the alaram not activated).

Anyway, would only re-connect it if there was a spate of bike thefts in my area etc. For now it won't be draining my battery anymore.

If your bike is an garage then you should think about alarming your garage door before the bike. Unless you have to park it in dodgy areas when you go out. In this case then a lock (with or without an alarm) is preferable to just an alarm.

On a side point - just read a UK bike mag which rated bike locks. Oxford XL Hardcore came top, followed by oxford monster and oxford nemesis.

or like... you get a battery because your one is fucked?

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Nah battery checked out fine - was just the power drain from the alarm.

I thought the battery was buggered as well at first - would've cost about $180 for a new one - glad it was ok.

[Max Preload]

Nah battery checked out fine - was just the power drain from the alarm.

I thought the battery was buggered as well at first - would've cost about $180 for a new one - glad it was ok.

Then the alarm has a fault.

[skidMark]

Then the alarm has a fault.

`wh`a`t` he said`

[Muppet]

Bump.

Any more motorcycle alarm users out there got any comments?

Yeah I had one on my Fireblade, what a pain in the ass! It was too good, it would beep at you if you even looked at the bike and as for getting it serviced, it drove the mechanics nuts, with it's 'service mode' etc It was a Datatool alarm, BTW. I've got a meaty disc lock for my new bike now.

[Starky307]

Yeah I had one on my Fireblade, what a pain in the ass! It was too good, it would beep at you if you even looked at the bike and as for getting it serviced, it drove the mechanics nuts, with it's 'service mode' etc It was a Datatool alarm, BTW. I've got a meaty disc lock for my new bike now.

Yeah I think I may just get an alarmed disk lock and use it when my bike isn't sleeping inside.

[Muppet]

Yeah I think I may just get an alarmed disk lock and use it when my bike isn't sleeping inside.

An alarmed disk lock???????

[Starky307]

An alarmed disk lock???????

You know, the ones that make horible screeching noises when they feel movement, it will help stop me from getting on and trying to ride of with it fitted

[steve_t]

My Xena Alarmed Disc Lock is pretty sweet. Just make sure you don't forget to take it off. You can get a reminder cable from Xena, or I saw one guy had a sign that sat on his bars that said "DISC LOCK!!"
Saying that, a big yellow disc lock is quite hard to miss

[Muppet]

You know, the ones that make horible screeching noises when they feel movement, it will help stop me from getting on and trying to ride of with it fitted

Ok never heard of those. When I bought my blade from Auckland I rode it home to CH-CH. I secured it onto the ferry and put it in (no I'm not joking) "ferry mode" I obviously cocked it up because it beeped all the way to Picton, and when I say beep I mean BEEP. I could hear the bastard as I made my way down the stairs and thought "oh ferchrissakes!!!! The ferry staff weren't impressed.

[toddyz]

I had a problem with battery drain on the uniden alarm that was fitted to my tigerblade when I bought it, thought it was a facozled battery so had it tested - sure enough, so got a new one but still had the problem, battery went dead if I didn't ride it every week or had to jump start it when ever I wanted to go for a ride! (what a pain in the arse). took it to a sparkie and someone had put a car alarm in it! car alarms drain too much juice even when not activated for the wee bike batterys.
Problem fixed no more car alarm = no more dead batteries